spring buffer

spring buffer

[′spriŋ ‚bəf·ər]

(engineering)

A buffer in the form of a spring that stores and dissipates the kinetic energy of an impact.

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spring buffer

A buffer consisting of a spring which stores and dissipates the kinetic energy of an impact (such as that resulting from a descending elevator car or counterweight that strikes the spring).

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